I walked on the beach every morning and lived the week in shorts. It was a cruel awakening to come home to Michigan and winter. I took my camera with me but hardly took any pictures. Usually, I take a bunch of photos of the sunrises but it was cloudy every morning so the gorgeous sunrises didn't happen. Still, walking on the beach is fabulous even without a good sunrise. There was a full moon last week so we had some fabulous low tides. Sadly, the shelling wasn't very good but we had a great time anyway. We visited some new beaches which was lots of fun.
I brought two knitting projects with me, mittens and socks. The mittens I finished and they're great:
They were used today and worked beautifully. I reknitted the first finger 4 times before I get it right. Thanks, Gayle, for the direction to cast on some extra stitches for the finger. I wouldn't have figured that out on my own. I love how they came out.
The other project I worked on was a shell mirror. My mom brings her hot glue gun with her every year so I had a ready source of glue. Part of the shells I glued to the mirror were found on the beach, some I bought in the local shell stores and some I got from my sister. Here's what I made:
That pretty shell flower at the top was made by my mom. (Yes, that's the TARDIS on my shirt.)
We had a great time. My sisters and I are trying to find a way to buy a house on Sanibel and live there year round. At this point, though, it's just a really nice dream. None of us can move to Sanibel for quite a few years. Anyone want to donate to the Sanibel fund?
You're welcome!
Glad you had fun, even if the shelling wasn't as good as it could have been. But you've got a lovely souvenir to remind you of sunny days and warm beaches.
Posted by: gayle | February 13, 2012 at 11:45 AM